Halloween wasn't celebrated here when I was a kid - we knew it simply as an American holiday. But, seeing a marketting oppourtunity, the shops (and therefore people) in the last 5 years ago have started making a 'fuss' about Halloween, and we've had the occasional trick-or-treater knock on our...

A couple of weeks ago, I went from having dressings changed three times a week to daily dressing changes. These are supposed to be final phase dressing changes. I am apparently within one or two days from finishing all dressing changes, or at least from nurse visits. I am so eager to get this...

I planned for months for our holiday party, I ended up buying *THREE* dresses (I kept finding one that was more perfect than the last and *KILLER* sales (the last one I got for $17.00US!!! - http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Lori/), I found the perfect shoes - *BEN BOUGHT A SUIT*!!!! The big...

My mother has to go for a 'hysteroscopy' next week, but her gynacologist has said she should expect good news. She's already been told she'll most likely have to have a hysterectomy before Christmas. *Before Christmas* - nothing moves that fast around here unless its *urgent*. My mother being...

We went to see "The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" yesterday. It is an *EXCELLENT* movie!!! It has great special effects (so seamless that you don't even wonder at seeing a faun prancing about on hooves), good story, and is very moving (it really makes you care about...

I know there are at least a couple of bicycle enthusiasts here. I have a question you might be able to answer. I think I may have convinced DH to get a bicycle, but he's hesitant still. The problem is he's quite a bit overweight (which is one reason I would like to see him start *any* type of...

I'm not new to video capture but I've switched to using some different software, and nothing is working right. Looking for suggestions. I have a Plextor analog capture device and am capturing from VHS. The computer is running Windows XP Home Edition -SP2 with the nvidia geforce fx 5500 256MB video...

Hi, I'm coming up completely blank on this one, perhaps some of you might be willing to suggest some ideas. A group I belong to is having a charity purse auction in a couple months. For our auction, each of our members is making up at least one "theme purse". This could be a purse of any kind,...

I *SO* miss Howard Berkowitz right now! ; I'm hoping there is maybe someone else in the group that could help me translate the "findings" of my MRI. I recently had the MRI done to see if we could pinpoint the injury to my neck that I did 18 month ago. This is the "findings" and I have *NO*...

I promised myself I wouldn't come back to the group until I could stop whining about my problems. OK, I'm not going to whine, I want to *DO* something to change things. The problem... I think I've become a perpetual "victim". This is the second boss in a row who is being really abusive to...

I'm planning to make some chicken and salad for tonight; a nice, light meal for a hot day. I have stuff for the salad: mixed greens, tomatoes, avocado, orange bell pepper ... what I don't have is a clue about salad dressings. Mom claims she makes her salad dressing by mixing "olive oil, cider...

In another message I discussed my recent computer woes, and how I've had to go back to using an old desktop that runs Win98 (from my laptop that ran XP). I think the one thing I miss most is the calendar and address book functions in MS Outlook (not Outlook Express). My desktop doesn't have...

Erin is putting together a PowerPoint presentation as a tribute to Christine - she has almost as many pictures of Christine as she has of Raven since it was hard to find Raven without Christine at her side. It's going to run continuously at the service tomorrow. She's trying to find songs for...

Hi Everyone, I'm posting from Google groups because we finaly decided to hook up the bigger better newer computer ot the internet, and thought it wouldbe a great idea to network them and share the internet (ADSL) conenction. The good news is that they are finally networked (through a...

One morning a man returns home after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, his wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and starts reading her book. Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up...

Heads up everyone! You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and shift into reverse, and when you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you shift into...

Well, there's only one bad thing I can say about this job, and that's the long commute (an hour and a half each way). But you know what? It's not as bad as the last job which had a bit shorter commute. I've found that with this job, I'm loving my work and co-workers so much that my mood...

I've told you guys about my gastric bypass surgery (March 12, 2004), my new diet and how much I'm exercising. I've also told you that I'd lost my job right after buying my house and could only find another making half my pay. So.... I've been *VERY* rapidly losing weight but couldn't *AFFORD* to...

At this time of year it seems like very commercial is about a "year end" close out, or "year end" savings. Well, these spokespeople really need diction lessons because I keep doing double takes wondering why anyone would want to go to a urine sale! ; -- Hugs, CatNipped

By the time this is posted (they're uploading as I type), there should be a bunch of new Yowlet photos at Yahoo. (Or you could re-visit the old ones). I'm already amazed at how much he's changed, and can't really remember his face when he was still a newborn unless I look at the photos...